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07/30/19 - NJ Historical Commission
New Jersey Historical Commission Board Approves $2.4 Million in Statewide Fiscal Year 2020 General Operating Support, Project, and County History Partnership Program Grant Support

Funding to Support History Organizations, Projects, and Programs across all 21 Counties

TRENTON, N.J. – Advancing its mission to raise awareness of the state’s unique historical legacy and chronicle its ongoing impact on the nation and world, the New Jersey Historical Commission board today approved $2.4 million in Fiscal Year 2020 (FY 20) grant funding to 72 historical organizations, museums, historic sites, archives, libraries, individuals, and county re-grant agencies across the state

02/15/19 - NJ Historical Commission
The New Jersey Historical Commission Announces Statewide Efforts to Mark the Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in 2020

NJ Women Vote: The Nineteenth Amendment at 100 Partnership will Explore Suffrage and Beyond in New Jersey

10/25/18 - Historical Commission
Crossroads of the American Revolution Selected as Not-For-Profit Partner for New Jersey’s 250th Anniversary of the United States Commemoration Efforts

Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area has been selected as the private sector partner to work with the New Jersey Historical Commission in planning the state’s activities marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States in 2026.

10/02/18 - Historical Commission
Historical Commission Announces 2018 New Jersey History Forum, Greetings from New Jersey: Popular Culture and the Garden State

Concluding a year-long focus on New Jersey’s popular culture history, the New Jersey Historical Commission, in partnership with the New Jersey State Museum and the New Jersey State Archives, will hold the 2018 History Forum, Greetings from New Jersey: Popular Culture and the Garden State, at Monmouth University’s beautiful Wilson Hall on Friday, November 2^nd.

2019 NJ History Conference

Check out our conference webpage for registration, event details, and more.

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Resources on the History of Slavery in New Jersey

It has been 400 years since the first arrival in English-occupied North America of enslaved people from Africa. To mark this anniversary, the Commission is highlighting resources related to the history of slavery in New Jersey.

Interested in learning more about New Jersey’s planning for the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution in 2026?

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April 30th NJ Semiquin Quarterly Update Meeting

New Jersey Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Preserving New Jersey's Historic Collections: Best Practices for Nonprofit History Organizations

Summer 2018 Edition of New Jersey Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Now Available

New Jersey’s WWI “Bells of Peace” on Armistice Centennial

On November 11, 2018 at 11 a.m. New Jersey will join in a nationwide bell-tolling to honor the 116,516 American men and women who died in WWI.

Announcing a New Guide to New Jersey Field Trips in History and Social Studies

Attention New Jersey educators! NJHC is now offering a free, comprehensive guide to New Jersey’s field trips in history and social studies.

Beyond the Bake Sale: Fundraising for Local History Workshops

Join us on Oct. 10 & 11 for best practices workshops with fundraising professional, Jamie Simek.

Now Accepting Nominations for 2019 NJHC Awards

We are now accepting nominations for the Awards of Recognition, the Richard J. Hughes Prize, the Richard P. McCormick Prize, and the Mildred Barry Garvin Prize. Nominations are due June 1, 2019 with the exception of the McCormick Prize due June 3, 2019.

2019 NJ History Conference Call for Papers

We are now accepting paper and presentation proposals for the 2019 NJ History Conference, New Jersey Women Make History, scheduled for Friday, November 1st at Douglass Residential College, Rutgers – New Brunswick.

Understanding Communities Report

Read the NJHC’s 2018 report on series of focus groups with members of New Jersey’s Latino and Hispanic communities about making history more inclusive for all.

Families First Discovery Pass Program

The Historical Commission invites arts, culture, and history organizations to join the new Families First Discovery Pass Program.

NJ’s 2019 Telling Untold Histories Unconference

Registration is now open for New Jersey’s Telling Untold Histories Unconference on Friday, April 26th at Rutgers University-Newark.

Survey Call!

What visitation trends have you seen at your historic site over the last few years? AASLH is conducting a national visitation survey and wants your feedback! Please take five minutes to complete the survey and share it with other interested institutions.

FY 2020 – 2022 GOS Grant Workshops

Sign-up today for GOS grant workshops offered this February 2019

The Winter 2019 Edition of NJ Studies is Here!

Access the Winter 2019 Edition of NJ Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the latest scholarship in New Jersey history. The journal is available online free of charge.

In Memoriam:
Marc Mappen
1944-2019

Memorial Service Information

FY 2020 Project Grant Workshops

The New Jersey Historical Commission (NJHC) releases FY 2020 Project Grant Guidelines and announces two workshops for perspective applicants.

Engage Your Audiences with Difficult Topics in African American History

A workshop for museums, historic sites, libraries, and other cultural institutions.

New Jersey Historical Commission Announces 2018 Richard J. Hughes Prize and Awards of Recognition Recipients

Read about all the award winners and their contributions to NJ history.

Historical Commission Members Receive 2018 AASLH Award

NJ Historical Commission Chair, Maxine Lurie, and Commission Member, Richard Veit, receive 2018 AASLH Leadership in History Award of Merit for their publication Envisioning New Jersey: An Illustrated History of the Garden State.